The increased naval cooperation comes amid deepening ties between Washington and New Delhi in the face of an increasingly assertive China and a deteriorating situation in the Red Sea.​ Aaron-Matthew Lariosa 27 Mar 2024 The amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25), back right, sails in formation with Republic of India naval vessels and aircraft for a photo exercise during Exercise...​ Read more ..read more

SEATTLE: The Indian Navy will get its additional P8I submarine killer, maritime reconnaissance aircraft starting July 2020, with work being initiated at the Boeing facility here to deliver an updated version of the combat plane. The boost to the Indian fleet will come at a time when the Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), which has been growing at a scorching pace over the past decade, is projected to have over 70 submarines in service. India, which already operates eight of... Read more ..read more

January 12, 2024 New Delhi: Stepping up its presence to show the flag and deter piracy and drone strikes, the Indian Navy has now deployed almost 10 frontline warships with marine commandos in the region stretching from the north and central Arabian Sea to the Gulf of Aden, the officials said on Friday. "6-10 major indigenous Indian Navy warships, including sestroyers, frigates and offshore patrol vessels, are deployed in the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden with a special focus near... Read more ..read more

Navy to monitor Chinese ship in Indian Ocean headed to Maldives Maldives said it received a diplomatic request from China for necessary clearances for the ship to make a port call for rotation of personnel and replenishment www.hindustantimes.com ..read more

Indian Navy Purchase of Sikorsky Seahawks On Again? After years of procrastination over selecting a new naval multi-role helicopter (MRH), the Indian Ministry of Defence may still make an interim purchase of up to 24 Sikorsky S-70B Seahawkss. This follows repeated appeals by the Indian Navy to hasten the program, given the state of its aging and depleted Sea King fleet and its ambitions to become a "Blue Water Navy." India recently issued a new request for information (RFI) for... Read more ..read more

Brief Intro: ​ INS Chakra is a 8,140-tonne (8,010-long-ton) Project 971 (or Project 518; NATO: Akula-class submarine) nuclear-powered attack submarine. The construction of the Nerpa submarine was started in 1993, but was then suspended due to lack of funding. The Indian Navy sponsored the building and sea trials of the submarine provided it was given to the Indian Navy on lease for 10 years. It was... Read more ..read more

For the first time, the navy has officially confirmed that INS Vishal, its second indigenous aircraft carrier that will be built in the 2020s, will be a conventionally-powered vessel, not a nuclear powered warship as earlier envisaged. Indian Navy chief, Admiral Sunil Lanba told a press conference on Friday that the navy is going in for a “65,000-tonne, two-deck, CATOBAR (catapult take off but arrested landing), conventionally powered” carrier. It would incorporate the latest “EMALS... Click to expand... Read more ..read more

India will continue to have edge over China in aircraft carriers. In a recent interview, Indian navy chief stated that as long as the the capability induction plans fructify, India will continue to have edge over China. That was a lot confidence. Indian navy is currently operating one AC "INS Vikramaditya" with 45,400 ton displacement and PLAN operates one AC "Liaoning"... Read more ..read more

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Some pictures that i took last year when i visited Naval Aviation Museum, Goa. INAS 339 INAS 339, a.k.a. the Falcons, with Sea King 42B helicopters was commissioned at NAS Kuniali on 23 Nov 1990. After almost three years, In Mar 1993, Sea King 42B was replaced with Kamov-28... Read more ..read more